WASHINGTON — Mowry & Grimson, a Washington-based law firm with practice areas of tariff actions, antidumping and countervailing duties and customs enforcement, among others, added its collective voice to the tariff dialogue today with an update on its earlier announcement about the Court of International Trade (CIT) decision to strike down President Trump’s tariff actions.
In an email, Mowry & Grimson writes:
“There have been a number of developments since our alert last night announcing that a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) had unanimously struck down the recent tariff actions imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”).
“The government took immediate action to try to halt the CIT’s decision, filing an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”).
“The government also asked the CIT to pause its judgment pending the government’s appeal of the decision to the Federal Circuit, arguing that a stay of enforcement is critical for the country’s national security and the President’s ongoing trade negotiations. In the alternative, the government asked that the CIT pause the judgement for seven days to allow time for the Federal Circuit and, if necessary, the United States Supreme Court, to consider the government’s request to pause the enforcement of the CIT’s judgment pending further appeal. The CIT is expected to rule swiftly on this request, as it has already ordered plaintiffs to respond to the motion by noon tomorrow. Taking a belt-and-suspenders approach, the government has also sought an emergency stay at the Federal Circuit.
“We are continuing to monitor this case as it develops. … In the short term, the tariffs will continue to be collected and no refunds will be issued.”
As the furniture industry struggles to maintain and/or develop long-term business strategies for 2025 and beyond, the email from Mowry & Grimson underscores the “wait and see” mandate predicated by the tariff policies of the Trump administration.
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